Episode 180 – A Chat With June Liu

Episode 180 – A Chat With June Liu

From Hallway Chats by Topher DeRosia

October 22, 2025 · 34 min · Season 2 · Episode 180

About this episode

Topher DeRosia interviews June Liu, a Creative Strategist, discussing her work and experiences.

Introducing June Liu June Liu is the Creative Strategist at backpocket ACE, where she helps projects run smoothly and accessibly. She’s also the co-editor of WP Wonder Women and co-founder of Speed Network Online. Show Notes Backpocket Ace LinkedIn WP Accessibility Day Bio Transcript: Topher DeRosia: Hey everybody. Welcome to Hallway Chats. I’m your host Topher, and my guest today is June, and I’m going to make you say your last name. June Liu: Okay. Hi everybody. I’m June Liu. Yep, Liu. It’s the easier way to pronounce it. You don’t want to do the Mandarin way. Topher: I do. What is it? June: “Leo”. Topher: Liu. Okay. Fair enough. June: Yeah. Good enough? It’s not an easy sound to make. I enjoy hearing it as Liu over the Mandarin way, so don’t worry about it. Topher: All right. June: So, it’s good to be here. Topher: Yeah, thank you for coming.  June: Sure. Topher: I had never heard of you before recently when you and Michelle did the speed, not dating, networking thing. And I thought, “Hey, somebody new. We should get to know her.” So I literally know essentially nothing about you. So who are you…

People in this episode

Host: Topher DeRosia

Guest: June Liu

Topics covered

  • creative strategy
  • networking
  • accessibility
  • career development
  • community building

Keywords

  • June Liu
  • creative strategist
  • backpocket ACE
  • networking
  • accessibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: backpocket ACE, WP Wonder Women, Speed Network Online

Places: Washington D.C., Vienna, Virginia

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